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The Revenue Engine with Kara Smith Brown

The Logistics of Logistics

In 2017 Kara leveraged her prior corporate experience to launch LeadCoverage, a strategy consultancy addressing all elements of the B2B sales conversion cycle for supply chain companies. The book goes beyond theoretical concepts and serves as a playbook for crafting data-driven go-to-market strategies.

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Digital Transformation: An Imperative for Industrial Manufacturing in 2017

GlobalTranz

A GT Nexus study found 75 percent of respondents describe digital transformation of the supply chain as “important.”. That same study found only 5 percent of those surveyed were very satisfied with their digital progress so far. Harnessing Big Data. Changing Consumer Expectations. Customer experience and immediacy is prized.

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Transparency and Overcapacity: Where Freight is Going in 2017

Freightos

Where Freight is Going in 2017. But data transparency within the logistics industry is lacking at best. Take a look at the range in carrier prices for forwarders along one the world’s busiest routes (Shanghai to Long Beach, CA), in a data snapshot from mid-December 2016. Transparency and Overcapacity. What happened in 2016.

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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q3 2017)

Talking Logistics

I’m in New Orleans this week speaking at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference. I’ll share my takeaways in a future post, but in the meantime, check out the top posts and new episodes from Q3 2017 (if you missed the top posts and the new episodes from Q1 and Q2, you can read/watch them here and here , respectively). Top Posts.

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RFID Enables Nearly 100% Order Accuracy for Retail

Material Handling and Logistics

Measuring a sample of more than 1 million items from five leading retailers and eight brand owners, the study also found that when RFID was not implemented, 69 percent of orders shipped and received from brands to their retailer partners contained data errors. Researchers anticipate Phase 2 will be completed in mid-2019. .

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The Data Needed to Transform Supply Chains

Talking Logistics

Again and again, digitization and data were at the heart of panel and networking conversations. Even headline speakers were professing “data got sexy” and data is now a core strategy for companies looking to succeed. Supply chain leaders are wanting their organizations to be data-driven.

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[Infographic] 21st Third Party Logistics Study Shows Increased Use of 3PLs & Shippers

GlobalTranz

At the close of 2016, the 21 st Annual Third-Party Logistics Study found the overall use of third-party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) is increasing, but the types of logistics services utilized indicate the industry is entering a shift in how it operates. 3PLs and Shippers Report Positive Partnership Outcomes. percent.

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